diff -u b/core/modules/views_ui/tests/src/FunctionalJavascript/FilterCriteriaTest.php b/core/modules/views_ui/tests/src/FunctionalJavascript/FilterCriteriaTest.php
--- b/core/modules/views_ui/tests/src/FunctionalJavascript/FilterCriteriaTest.php
+++ b/core/modules/views_ui/tests/src/FunctionalJavascript/FilterCriteriaTest.php
@@ -54,16 +54,16 @@
     $this->assertTrue($create_new_filter_group->isVisible(), 'Add group link found.');
     $create_new_filter_group->click();
 
+    // Assert the existence of the new filter group by checking the remove group
+    // link.
+    $remove_link = $assert_session->waitForLink('Remove group');
+    $this->assertTrue($remove_link->isVisible(), 'New group found.');
+
     // The call to assertWaitOnAjaxRequest is required in this case because this
     // will make the test wait on the additional javascript files loaded in the
     // triggered ajax call.
     $assert_session->assertWaitOnAjaxRequest();
 
-    // Assert the existence of the new filter group by checking the remove group
-    // link.
-    $remove_link = $page->findLink('Remove group');
-    $this->assertTrue($remove_link->isVisible(), 'New group found.');
-
     // Remove the group again and assert the group is not present anymore.
     $remove_link->click();